Đề thi khảo sát chất lượng các đội tuyển học sinh giỏi môn Tiếng Anh Khối 9 - Năm học 2017-2018 - Đề số 959

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KÌ THI KSCL CÁC ĐỘI TUYỂN HSG KHỐI 9 Năm học 2017-2018
ĐỀ SỐ 959
ĐỀ THI MÔN. TIẾNG ANH
(Thời gian 90 phút)
Question 1: Choose the word whose part underlined is pronounced differently from the others in each group.
A. needed	B. worked	C. stopped	D. booked
A. thick	B. thorough	C. healthy	D. weather
A. like	 	B. lively	C. live	D. life
A. cook	B. blood	C. school	D. look
A. feat	 	B. great	C. seat	 	D. fear
A. flame	B. hate	 	C. page	D. adventure
A. sugar	B. settle	C. surprise	D. sentence
A. helped	B. liked	C. watched	D. hated.
A. good	B. book	C. foot	 	D. food
A. lie	B. height	C. weight	D. Pie
Question II: Supply the correct form of the verbs in the brackets
His hair is short. He (have) a haircut. 6. He said that he (see) that man before.
If today (be) Sunday, we would go picnic.	7. This house didn’t use to (paint) green.
My father told me (not stay) up too late.	8. She wishes she (not punish) tomorrow.
When I met him, he (talk) to his friends in the bookstore. 9. If I (tell) before, I would have come to your wedding.
She gets used to (take) to the zoo on weekends.	 10. By the time you come home, I (finish) decorating our room.
 Question III: Complete sentences using the correct form of the words in brackets.
1- This dictionary is not so big but it is ................... 	( inform )
2- She looks .................... in her new dress. 	( attract )
3- The ................... have to cook rice in this contest. 	( participate )
4- Old people often have ............................ in breathing. 	( difficult )
5- There were two .................. yesterday: Boxing and Swimming. 	( compete )
6- I don’t think she has the ................... to do this work. 	( able )
7- How ...................... of you to break that glass! 	( care )
8- Some of my ............ live in a village outside Thanh Hoa city. 	( relate )
9- The house is large but it is terribly ................... to live in . 	( comfort)
10-We should learn about keeping our environment ................... . 	( pollute )
Question IV: Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences
 1. Young generation is fond ................. wearing Jeans.
A. in B. at C. of D. on
2. There is always .................. traffic in the city centre at rush hours.
A. strong B. full C. heavy D. many
3. How many people took part .............. the contest?
A. in B. from C. with D. to
4. I want to ask my parents ................... some money.
A. from B. for C. with D. about
5. You are very different ........................ your brother.
A. to B. for C. with D. from 
6. I am better ........................ English than Nam.
than B. with C. at D. for
7. You will not pass the exam ......................... working harder.
A. unless B. if C. without D. although
8. It was raining very ......................... so I had to wear my raincoat.
A. wet B. badly C. hard D. heavy
9. Mr. Dung said he .............................. 35 the following week.
A. was B. is C. will be D. would be
 10- Don’t let the good chance go ........................ .
 A. by B. on C. over D. off
 11- I wish I ................................. to him .Now it’s too late.
 A. listened B. has listened C. had listened D. would have listened
 12- In Britain, you’ll be given a key ........... the door when you’re 21 years old.
 A. of B. for C. to D. at
 13- The man ................. our teacher is taking to is the headmaster of our school.
 A. who B. which C. whom D. whose
 14- Noone knows what is happening here ................. Mary and Tom.
 A. and B. but C. however D. with
 15- What is ............., a dog or a cat?
 A. intelligent B. more intelligent C. as intelligent D. the most intelligent
16 .............the time you get to the theatre, the play will have finished.
A. Until	B. In	C. By	D. On
It was .............hot day that we decided to leave work early.
A. so	B. such	C. a so	D. such a
 He seldom goes fishing, ...................?
A. doesn't he	B. is he	C. does he	D. isn't he
 She spoke quietly to him ............nobody else could hear a word.
A. because	B. if	C. although	D. so that
..............weather! We can't go out for a walk now.
A. How terrible	B. What terrible	C. How a terrible	D. What a terrible
Question V: Fill in each numbered blank with a suitable word 
The country is (1)...more....beautiful than a town and more pleasant to live in. Many people think so, and go to the country (2) .for..... the summer holiday though they can't live (3) ...there...... all the year round. Some have cottage built in a village (4) ....so.... that they can go there whenever they (5) ...can...find the time.
 English villages are not alike, but (6)...in.... some ways they are not very different from (7) ......each...other. Almost every village (8) ...has.. a church, the round or square tower of which can (9) ...be....seen from many miles around. Surrounding the church is the church yard, (10)..where... people are buried.
Question VI: Read the text then answer the question below. Education in England
 Every child in Great Britain between the age of five and fifteen must attend school. There are three main types of educational institutions: primary (elementary) schools, secondary schools and universities. (1)
 State schools are free (4), and attendance is compulsory. Morning school begins at nine o'clock and lasts until half past four. School is open five days a week. On Saturdays and Sundays there are no lessons. There are holidays at Christmas, Easter and in summer (5). In London as in all cities there are two grades of state schools for those who will go to work at fifteen: primary schools for boys and girls between the ages of five and eleven, and secondary schools for children from eleven to fifteen years.
 The lessons are reading, writing , the English language, English literature, English history, geography, science, Nature study, drawing, painting, singing, woodwork and drill (physical training). (3)
What are three main types of educational institutions?
What are the two grades of state schools for those who will go to work at fifteen? Primary & secondary
What subjects do children study at school?
Are state schools free?	5. When do pupils have holidays?
 Question VII: a) There is a mistake in the sentence. Find the mistake and correct it.
We had better to review this chapter carefully because we will have some questions on it our test.
Our teacher of physics would like us spending more time in the laboratory.
If I was you, I would help him.	
Mr Nam is used to get up early in the morning.
He died on lung cancer because he smoked a lot of cigarettes.
	b/ Use the following sets of words and phrases to write complete sentences.
If I/ be/ him / I / choose/ English / learn----If I were him, I would choose English to learn	
In/ end/ I decide/ not buy / dictionary / because/ too expensive. --- In the end, I decided not to buy that dictionary because it was too expensive
This video film / so interesting / I / see /twice.- This video film is so interesting that I have seen it twice
Mai /bad / at/ Math/ than / Lan Anh. ---- Mai is worse at Math than Lan Anh (is)
 5. Hoa/ have / many/ books/ than/ her/ sister --- Hoa has more books than her sister (does)
 Question VIII Rewrite the following sentences, beginning each sentences with the cues
Ann is good-looking and well-behaved. Not only is Ann good looking, (but) she is also well-behaved
I think you should tell the police about the accident. -- If I were you, I would tell the police ..
"Have you got any free time next week?" Mandy asked. --Mandy asked if I had got any free time the..
Keeping calm is the secret of passing your driving test 	As long as you are calm ( you keep calm ) , you’ll
The children's singing was really beautiful. 	The children sang really beautifully
Who wrote this story? 	By whom was this book written?
I think that no city in the world is more beautiful than Paris. I think Paris is the most beautiful city
The flight to Moscow lasted three and half hours. 	It took three and half hours to fly to Moscow
Henry regretted buying the second-hand car. 	Henry wished he had not bought.
I tried as hard as I could, but I just couldn’t get the money. No matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t get
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